A New Model For Veterans’ Housing

According to a recent Communities and Banking article, Connecticut is pioneering a new model of affordable residential care to help low-and moderate-income veterans maintain independence as long as possible-while easing the burden on the veterans’ health care system.

A Hartford-based community-action agency, Community Renewal Team Inc. (CRT), is teaming up with the Veterans’ Administration to create Veterans Landing, a new assisted-living facility expected to house over 100 older veterans and their spouses. Veterans Landing is modeled on The Retreat, an affordable CRT assisted-living facility that is part of a state-initiated pilot program that provides assisted living services to low-income, Medicaid-eligible seniors and individuals with disabilities.